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12 December 2018
Specialist solicitors at JMW have obtained more than £22 million in compensation for a girl who was left severely brain damaged by maternity failures. This press release has the details

The family of a grandfather who had his lungs accidentally washed out with cleaning detergent due to an error by healthcare assistant, who had not received formal training in the procedure, said lessons have to be learned as an investigation into his death was launched by lawyers.

A girl with severe cerebral palsy due to mistakes made during her birth has been awarded an £18 million compensation settlement following a successful case by Eddie Jones, a specialist in brain injury cases at JMW.

A nine-year-old boy, who was left with cerebral palsy, blindness and an inability to speak following a failure to diagnose his jaundice in his new born period, has secured a settlement of over £5 million.

A 11 year old girl, who suffered a severe brain injury at birth causing cerebal palsy following errors made by hospital staff during her Mother’s pregnancy, has secured £22.1 million settlement following a High Court Approval Hearing

Amateur boxer Stacey Copeland, who won a silver medal at the European Championships in 2014, was denied the chance of fighting for gold after a routine knee operation went wrong and she suffered a serious burn. JMW medical negligence solicitor Katie Nolan is helping her to challenge the poor care she faced.

Sophie Fox, a specialist medical negligence solicitor at JMW, is representing a couple who have bravely shared their stillbirth story to raise awareness of the devastating impact the Group B Strep infection can have and give hope to others.

Olivia Scates, a medical negligence partner specialising in brain injury cases, has secured a £4.6 million care package for a boy who was left with very severe cerebral palsy after meningitis failures when he was a baby.

Steven Chiverton was left permanently disabled by cauda equina syndrome after urgent surgery was delayed. After intervention by JMW's Eddie Jones the hospital admitted wrongly sending him home without an MRI scan. This press release has the details.

Angharad Hughes, a brain injury specialist at JMW, is helping a family of a boy who was left severely disabled by jaundice failures when he was a newborn to challenge the mistakes that were made. This press release has the details.

Beryl Styles died after waiting for an ambulance for three hours. Claire Boardman, one of JMW's specialist medical negligence solicitors, is helping Beryl's widow Derek to take legal action against the North West Ambulance Service.

An investigation by JMW has revealed the cost of cauda equina syndrome blunders to the NHS. JMW's spinal injury specialists are helping scores of patients nationwide to challenge the mistakes that have devastated their lives.

The decision not to screen babies for their risk of developing a catastrophic type of brain damage called kernicterus has been met with dismay by specialist lawyers at JMW and families affected who they are helping. This press release has the details.

Eddie Jones, head of medical negligence at JMW, has secured an apology for Michelle Turner after hospital failures lead to her developing permanent cauda equina syndrome. Eddie will now negotiate a compensation settlement that will enable Michelle to cope with her disabilities.

A woman whose life was devastated by spinal injury blunders has spoken of her relief that her battle with the NHS is over after being awarded £925,000 in compensation to help her to pick up the pieces.

A Preston family are extremely relieved that their long battle to secure compensation for their severely disabled son has finally come to an end after the High Court in London today approved the terms of a compensation settlement worth £3.9 million.

Natasha Jackson, now 23, was left severely physically and mentally disabled after errors made by hospital staff during her mother’s pregnancy, Natasha’s delivery and in the first few days of her life starved her brain of oxygen leading to significant cerebral palsy.

JMW recently helped the family of a man with severe brain damage after a delay in diagnosis to secure almost £4 million in compensation to cover the cost of the 24-hour life-long care he needs. This press release has the details.

Eddie Jones, head of medical negligence at JMW, is representing a baby boy who suffered devastating and preventable brain damage after a catalogue of errors by midwives. Khan Gold's parents have called on the hospital responsible to ensure lessons are learned from his case.

Surgeons left a hypodermic needle in Jeanette Brazil's foot during surgery, an NHS never event which should not have happened if adequate preventative measures had been taken. Jeanette, who has cerebral palsy, said that the incident made coping with her disability more difficult and has called for lessons to be learned to protect other patients.

John Buckley's heart stopped five times after doctors at Salford Royal Hospital failed to treat an infection in his hip for five days. JMW is negotiating a compensation settlement to provide John with the care he needs.

JMW represented the family of Andrew Ross, a weight loss patient who died following a procedure to remove excess skin, at the inquest into his death. JMW has echoed the coroner's comment that the hospital's internal investigation procedures must improve.

The General Medical Council has announced plans for tougher action for doctors who injure patients. Olivia Scates, a partner in JMW's specialist medical negligence department, gives her expert reaction.

Antony Louca was left seriously unwell after his bile duct was cut during an operation to remove his gall bladder at a private hospital. JMW are investigating the care provided to him. On Wednesday he told his story to the BBC News in a piece about private hospital patient safety data.

JMW client Viv Reynolds has been left with terminal cervical cancer after appalling screening errors at a Cheshire hospital meant the disease went undetected for three years. The hospital trust has admitted the failures and apologised to Viv.

Ayub Abdirazak suffered devastating brain damage after errors at a London hospital during his birth. After intervention from JMW the hospital trust admitted liability. This press release has the details.

A new study carried out by Manchester law firm JMW Solicitors has revealed that women are more likely to feel let down by the NHS than men.
The study, commissioned by the law firm’s clinical negligence department, asked a sample of UK-based respondents from a variety of age and wage brackets to share their opinion on the NHS.
The report can be found attached.

An association has launched to help people with serious spinal injury cauda equina syndrome. Eddie Jones, head of medical negligence at JMW Solicitors, has been invited to its board. Our press release has the details.

The parents of a baby boy who suffered severe brain damage after an unaccompanied student midwife made basic failures in care have called on a trust to put safeguards in place to ensure the same situation is never repeated. Read JMW client Vasili Kalisperas' story in our latest press release.

Hot on the heels of the new recruits appointed by the medical negligence department at JMW Solicitors last quarter the team has added even more talented individuals to its ranks. Read our press release to find out who has come on board.

Ruth Stanton was just 30 when she was struck down by a stroke, which has left her unable to work, with difficulties reading and writing and with significant short-term memory problems.
Her family believes that with better care from hospital doctors this could have been avoided. The JMW medical negligence team obtained Ruth a six figure compensation settlement to enable her family to cope with her permanent brain injury.

The negligence of doctors at a Bury hospital cost grandfather Malcolm Spencer his sight in one eye. He was represented by Angharad Hughes in a legal challenge and is now to receive compensation from the hospital trust.

Press release about JMW client's fight for justice. CP suffered devastating brain damage following his birth at a London hospital, which his family believe was because his newborn jaundice was not treated appropriately.

Clip of JMW clinical negligence partner Olivia Scates and her client Becki Sharp on BBC Radio Northampton. Becki's son Callum has Erb's Palsy after mistakes were made at his birth, which the hospital has now apologised for.

A man suffering from chronic kidney disease has won an admission of negligence from the NHS after they admitted a failure to communicate the possibility the transplant donor had lymphoma to his transplant team.

The High Court in London will today be asked to approve a payment of £6.4 million to 8 year old Theo Kramer who was severely brain damaged during his birth at the Edgware Birth Centre in April 2002. The payment will be made by Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust on behalf of the Edgware Birth Centre.

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Eddie Jones, head of clinical negligence at JMW, has helped a young girl obtain a care package worth £5.85 million after she was left with permanent disabilities due to a birth injury. This press release has the details.